Let's Get Growing!

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We are blessed with a team of very committed volunteers, who are essential
to our work, especially in enabling us to support vulnerable participants
attending our nature therapy days at Minsteracres. We are always pleased to
welcome additional help and happy to have an informal chat if you think you
might be interested in joining our team. Previous gardening experience is not essential, just an
enjoyment of fresh air and being in the countryside. Support is welcomed both
with helping participants with a range of needs and with garden maintenance, or
more usually a mix of both.

Here’s what some of our current volunteers have to say about the
project......

'I love going to the Peace Garden to be with the
gardening group. It fulfils a need to engage with people in a
meaningful way, work in a beautiful setting, whilst growing and eating our
own food. It’s the best day of my busy week.’

‘The first week of retirement I joined the Peace Garden
as a volunteer and nearly five years later I'm still there. I still tell
everyone it's the most inspirational project I've ever been involved with, and
I've been involved with a great many in my time.’

‘Having worked extensively in the public and voluntary
sectors I know how hard it is to ensure people enjoy themselves and get what
they need in group settings. Usually lots of rules and regulations get in the
way, but the therapeutic gardening group is managed in such a gentle, inclusive
way that each individual feels that they belong and that they have much to
offer.’

If you would like to join us as a volunteer, do get in touch for an informal chat.